Animals in the United States

This museum details the history of a local miracle: The return of the critically endangered black-footed ferret, which was once believed to be extinct.

Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

Interact with jury-selected works of art at this Gulf Coast underwater museum.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

Florida’s largest fish hatchery features aquariums, fishing ponds, and local taxidermy.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.

One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The final resting place of a man who claimed that he could tame even the mightiest of bears.

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.

Known by many as once the world's smartest horse.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.